Amman vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	98
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	4.01M	3.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 44% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5535th and 2443rd ($994 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Spain, respectively. Check Jordan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 3048th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Madrid

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	Amman	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$10042

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522